Assessing the Credibility of Constitutional Experts
TESS 2016 Codebook

growingskept = (Growing Skepticism)
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible
1- yes
2 � don�t know
3- no
. - missing

yescredible
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible 
0 � other
1 � yes

notcredible
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible 
0 � other
1 � no

dontknowcred
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible 
0 � other
1 � don�t know





consistent
Condition assignment: agreement category - is expert opinion in condition consistent with expressed policy views? 
1- inconsistent
2- mixed opinion
3 � consistent with opinion
. � missing

agree_pol
Assigned to condition with expert opinion consistent with views
0 � other
1- consistent

disagree_pol
Assigned to condition with expert opinion inconsistent with views
0 � other
1- inconsistent

dontknow_pol
Assigned to condition with mixed expert opinion
0 � other
1- mixed expert opinion

Support
Condition: public support for action 
0 � 85%
1 � 15%


Issue 
Condition: Issue assignment 
0 -gun control
1 � tuition benefits

strongdem7
Partisanship
1-Strong Republican
2- Republican
3 � Leans Republican
4 � Independent
5 � Leans Democrat
6 - Democrat
7= Strong Democrat

White
Race
0 � other
1- white

Age
Birthyear
(higher=younger)

PPGENDER
Participant gender
0 - Male
1 � Female

PPEDUCATION 
1 � less than HS
2 � High School
3 - Some College
4 � Bachelor�s Degree or Higher












